Dursupe Manor Explained

Dursupe Manor
Completion Date:1820
Map Type:Latvia
Map Dot Label:Dursupe Manor
Relief:yes
Location:, Balgale Parish, Talsi municipality, Courland
Location Country: Latvia
Coordinates:57.1936°N 22.8711°W

Dursupe Manor (Latvian: Dursupes muižas pils, German: Dursuppen, Groß-Dursuppen) is a manor house located in the, Balgale Parish, Talsi Municipality, in the historical region of Courland, western Latvia.[1]

History

The manor house was built in 1820 and was reconstructed in the second half of the 19th century in Neoclassical style. The manor complex also includes several granaries, a servant's house, a lime tree, a fork and a 6.7-hectare park with split beech.

At the beginning of the 19th century, it was owned by Prince Karl Christoph Lieven (1767-1844), the Russian Minister of Education (1828-1833), the founder of the Teacher Training Seminary. K. K. Liven is buried at Balgale Church.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/7690121/Dursupe-manor Dursupe manor (Dursupe)
  2. Dursupes muižas pils
  3. Book: Alberts Zarāns. Latvijas pilis un muižas. 14 September 2012. 2006. A. Zarāns. 28. 9984-785-05-X.